If my surgeon does an ALIF at L1/2 and an XLIF at L3/4, how do I code the 22558 with the same diagnosis?
22558 and 22558-59 (XS)?
22558 and 22558-59 (XS)?
Same surgery, two different incisions.
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Different Self Pay Rates
Hi guys!
So it seems my boss is in the business of offering a different self pay rate to patient’s that have transferred over from his old practice. We are a physical therapy office, and our rate at our practice is about about 45 bucks more for each visit than at his old practice. He is giving the old practice rate to transferring patients (so a discount of 45 bucks each appt) – this has to be illegal, correct? What can I cite to him to get him to stop giving these patients discounts?
And just to be clear, he can treat them for free, correct? Just not give them a discount? Any help is appreciated!
Preventive or problem-focused visit, this is a different scenario
Not sure how to code this visit. 9 year old patient had a well child visit on 07/30/2018, but would not let the female provider perform the genitourinary exam due to history of sexual abuse. Returned on 08/08/2018 to have this exam performed by a male provider. Male provider also explained puberty and physical changes the patient would be experiencing in the next few years. Does this warrant a preventive visit or problem-focused? Can we code a preventive visit that soon? Can I code a problem focused e/m with Z00.3 and Z62.010. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
How do we code multiple hemorrhoids sites with different degrees?
Here is the documentation by the physician:
What should be the ICD 10 code/s?
ANOSCOPY: grade 2 bandable internal hemorrhoid Right Posterior LL positions, Right Anterior bandable grade 1 internal hemorrhoid
36556 nun-tunneled central venous catheter billed twice by different specialty Doctor
Need your help, please! 36556 billed twice on the same day by two different specialty Doctors, denied as duplicate, do you think a modifier is needed?
36556 billed twice by different Providers
Need your help, please – two 36556 services were billed on the same day by different specialty providers, denied for duplicate. Do you think a modifier is needed?
22633/63047 same interspace same session same day 2 different specialities
Can anyone find the most up to date article from Medicare giving instruction on how to bill these codes If Neuro specialist Dr. A bills 63047 and Spine specialist Dr. B bills 22633. Should this be a co-surgery or is it appropriate for them to bill their own codes separately even though these are bundled codes per CCI edits? Hoping someone can help. I have researched every resource I have. thank you
22633/63047 2 different specialties same interspace same session same day
Can anyone help me find the most up to date medicare guidelines on this.
Neuro Dr. A bills 63047 and Spine Dr. B bills 22633. Should this be a co-surgery or is it appropriate to bill the codes separately even though it is bundled per CCI? If anyone has a great link explaining this i would greatly appreciate it. I have exhausted my resources. thank you.
Neuro Dr. A bills 63047 and Spine Dr. B bills 22633. Should this be a co-surgery or is it appropriate to bill the codes separately even though it is bundled per CCI? If anyone has a great link explaining this i would greatly appreciate it. I have exhausted my resources. thank you.
Re: Codes O60.12-14 (different trimesters)
Hello, can someone explain to me descriptions in codes O62.12-14?
My basic understanding of trimesters are:
First Trimester, first to third months, 1st to 13th weeks
Second Trimester, fourth to sixth months, 14th to 26th weeks
Third Trimester, seventh to ninth months, 27th to 40th weeks
So if the patient goes into labor with delivery on her 35th week, I would use O62.14 Preterm labor third trimester with preterm delivery third trimester?
What I’m not understanding is the description repeating the trimester.
Example:
O62.12 Preterm labor second trimester with preterm delivery second trimester
O62.13 Preterm labor second trimester with preterm delivery third trimester
O62.14 Preterm labor third trimester with preterm delivery third trimester
Please help!
Thank you in advance!
Marissa
What is the different between account receivables and account revenues?
From my understanding, account receivables mean the account had been billed out but we haven’t received the payments. Account revenues mean we have received the payments. Is this correct?